Film Vodvil Cootie Williams and his Orchestra (1943)

The only filmed appearance made by Cootie Williams and his Orchestra. Recorded June 1943, Movietone Studios, New York City Cootie Williams, Louis Bacon, Ermit V. Perry, Frank Humpries trumpet; Ed Burke, Robert Horton, Jonas Walker ( ) trombone; Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Charlie Holmes alto sax; Sam The Man Taylor, Bob Dorsey tenor sax; Greely Walton baritone sax; Fletcher Smith piano; Norman Keenan bass; George Butch Ballard drums, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Laurel Watson vocals. Dancing by the Douglas Brothers (Al and Freddy Douglas) and The Lindy Hoppers (Russell Williams and Connie Hill, Leon James and Dottie Mae Johnson) From the collection of Mark Cantor. (Thanks ) Get Hep Things Aint What They Used To Be (EV vocal) Unidentified Accompaniment Giddap Mule (LW vocal) Lets Keep on Jumping